Recognised as Colour
#E3C8F5
- #E3C8F5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3C8F5 is a violet with RGB values 227, 200, 245 and HSL 276°, 69%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3C8F5#E3C8F5
HEX#E3C8F5
RGBrgb(227, 200, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7843, 0.9608
RGB percentages89%, 78.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(276, 69.2%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 18.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK7.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,117
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C8F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1C370A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAF5C8
Analogous#CCC8F5, #F5C8F1
Triadic#F5E3C8, #C8F5E3
Split complementary#F1F5C8, #C8F5CD
Tetradic#F5CDC8, #DAF5C8, #C8F1F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G200
B245
Red227 (89%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G C8 · B F5
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